Nate Piekos — working under the studio name Blambot — is one of the most prolific and widely recognized letterers in contemporary comics, responsible for the visual voice of hundreds of published issues across two decades of work. The specific details of his birth date and birthplace are not documented in available sources.
Piekos built Blambot into an online type foundry specializing in typefaces designed for the particular demands of comic book lettering, both in print and digital formats. His client list spans the industry's major publishers — Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, and Oni Press — and his lettering credits include notable titles such as *Green Arrow*, *X-Force*, *Proof*, *ElfQuest: The Final Quest*, *I Hate Fairyland*, and *Fight Club 2*, among more than 350 individual issues between 2001 and 2021.
Beyond comics, Blambot's typeface licenses have found their way into video games, feature films, advertising campaigns, and product packaging for a remarkably broad range of clients, including Microsoft, Universal Pictures, Cartoon Network, The Gap, Penguin Random House, Sony, and the Charles Schulz estate. The New Yorker and Six Flags have also drawn on his designs.
In addition to retail font offerings, Piekos provides custom typeface development, logo design, and hand lettering services, making Blambot a comprehensive resource for sequential art typography.
I Hate Fairyland (2015) · 22
ElfQuest: The Final Quest (2014) · 12
Agents of Atlas (2009) · 7
Dark Horse Presents (2011) · 7
Bug! The Adventures of Forager (2017) · 7
Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers (2009) · 6
Halo: Blood Line (2009) · 6
The Immortal Iron Fist (2007) · 5
New Suicide Squad (2014) · 5
Stranger Things (2018) · 5
William Gibson's Alien 3 (2018) · 5
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four (2005) · 4
Marvel Two-in-One (2007) · 4
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes (2008) · 4
Immortal Weapons (2009) · 4
Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (2010) · 4
Lone Wolf 2100: Chase the Setting Sun (2016) · 4
Slayer: Repentless (2017) · 4
Shaolin Cowboy: Who'll Stop the Reign? (2017) · 4
Doctor Star & the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows: From the World of Black Hammer (2018) · 4
Beasts of Burden: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men (2018) · 4
Stranger Things: Six (2019) · 4
Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice! (2019) · 4
X-Men: First Class (2007) · 3
The Black Beetle (2013) · 3
Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes (2016) · 3
Nickelodeon The Legend of Korra - Turf Wars (2017) · 3
Wolverine / Doop (2003) · 2
Boomtown Scabs (2005) · 2
WWH Aftersmash: Damage Control (2008) · 2
Iron Man Magazine (2010) · 2
Turok, Son of Stone (2010) · 2
Magnus, Robot Fighter (2010) · 2
Daredevil: Dark Nights (2013) · 2
Empowered and the Soldier of Love (2017) · 2
Season of the Witch (2005) · 1
Liberality for All (2005) · 1
Hellboy Animated: Phantom Limbs (2006) · 1
Captain Clockwork Special (2007) · 1
Hellboy Animated: The Judgment Bell (2007) · 1
Mystic Arcana [Magik] (2007) · 1
Spider-Man Family (2007) · 1
Marvel Adventures Iron Man (2007) · 1
Marvel Halloween Ashcan 2007 (2007) · 1
Mystic Arcana [Scarlet Witch] (2007) · 1
Hellboy Animated: The Menagerie (2007) · 1
Howard the Duck (2007) · 1
Spider-Man Family: Untold Team-Ups (2008) · 1
What If? Spider-Man vs. Wolverine (2008) · 1
Hero Initiative: Mike Wieringo Book (2008) · 1
Marvel Adventures Two-in-One (2007) · 1
Navy Custom Comic (2008) · 1
Fantastic Four [Taco Bell] (2009) · 1
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man, Hulk & Iron Man: Triple Threat (2009) · 1
Ms. Marvel Special: Storyteller (2009) · 1
Dark Reign: New Nation (2009) · 1
What If? Newer Fantastic Four (2009) · 1
Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel (2009) · 1
Thor [Taco Bell] (2009) · 1
Immortal Iron Fist (2007) · 1
The CBLDF Presents: Liberty Comics (2008) · 1
Predator: Prey to the Heavens (2010) · 1
X-Statix Omnibus (2011) · 1
Tron: Original Movie Adaptation (2011) · 1
Captain America and Batroc (2011) · 1
Free Comic Book Day and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 / The Guild: Beach'd (2012) · 1
Mylo Xyloto Comics (2012) · 1
House of Gold & Bones (2013) · 1
Empowered Special (2009) · 1
ElfQuest: The Final Quest Special (2013) · 1
Emily and the Strangers: Breaking the Record (2014) · 1
Giant Robot Warrior Maintenance Crew (2014) · 1
Green River Killer: A True Detective Story (2015) · 1
Green Arrow: Rebirth (2016) · 1
Aliens: Defiance (2017) · 1
Soupy Leaves Home (2017) · 1
I Hate Image, FCBD Special (2017) · 1
Suicide Squad #1 Director's Cut (2017) · 1
I Hate Fairyland: I Hate Image Special Edition (2017) · 1
Stranger Things #1 Ashcan (2018) · 1
Agents of Atlas: The Complete Collection (2018) · 1
The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #1 Preview (2018) · 1
Doctor Star & The Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows: From the World of Black Hammer (2018) · 1
King Shaka: Zulu Legend (2019) · 1
The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion (2018) · 1
Marvel-Verse: Morbius (2021) · 1
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